Background paper on the Patient Safety Competencies ... - Physician
Background paper on the Patient Safety Competencies ... - Physician
Background paper on the Patient Safety Competencies ... - Physician
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<str<strong>on</strong>g>Background</str<strong>on</strong>g>erhttp://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca/English/educati<strong>on</strong>/safety<strong>Competencies</strong>/Pages/Backgro...Page 2 of 24/14/2010Domain 3: Communicate Effectively for <strong>Patient</strong> <strong>Safety</strong>Promoting patient safety through effective health care communicati<strong>on</strong>.Domain 4: Manage <strong>Safety</strong> RisksAnticipating, recognizing and managing situati<strong>on</strong>s that place patients at risk.Domain 5: Optimize Human and Envir<strong>on</strong>mental FactorsManaging <strong>the</strong> relati<strong>on</strong>ship between individual and envir<strong>on</strong>mental characteristics in order to optimize patient safety.Domain 6: Recognize, Resp<strong>on</strong>d to and Disclose Adverse EventsRecognizing <strong>the</strong> occurrence of an adverse event or close call and resp<strong>on</strong>ding effectively to mitigate harm to <strong>the</strong> patient,ensure disclosure, and prevent recurrence.Disseminati<strong>on</strong> and Stakeholder EngagementDuring this phase of <strong>the</strong> project, CPSI is using a multiple launch strategy to share <strong>the</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>Competencies</strong> Framework. CPSIhas identified a number of different target audiences who can strategically assist in disseminating <strong>the</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>Competencies</strong>and in accelerating <strong>the</strong>ir uptake am<strong>on</strong>g <strong>the</strong> various stakeholders. The goal is to share <strong>the</strong> competencies, have <strong>the</strong>m integratedinto curricula, and used by health care professi<strong>on</strong>als in practice.Please write to safetycomp@cpsi-icsp.ca, or visit <strong>the</strong> dedicated website at www.safetycomp.ca for more informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong><strong>Safety</strong> <strong>Competencies</strong>.1 The Royal College of <strong>Physician</strong>s and Surge<strong>on</strong>s of Canada. The Canadian <strong>Patient</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> Dicti<strong>on</strong>ary, 2003, p.12.